Germania One
Germania One is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 17% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Germania One
Most PDFs embed only the letters they already use. Type a new letter and many editors either refuse or swap in a different font. MythosPDF recognises Germania One from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Germania One itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 437 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 497.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Germania One
Measured on every printable character both fonts contain. A smaller difference means the same words take the same space, so lines break in the same places.
- Barlow Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (36.4 units)
- Mohave Regularloosely similar widths (41.4 units)
- Saira Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (41.9 units)
- Beiruti Regularloosely similar widths (42.9 units)
- Khand Regularloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Display Regularloosely similar widths (44.2 units)
- Teko Regularloosely similar widths (44.7 units)
- Jersey 25 Charted Regularloosely similar widths (45.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Germania One?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Germania One itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Germania One free to use?
Germania One is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, an open licence that allows free use in documents, including commercial ones. Check the licence text for your exact use.
+Which font is closest to Germania One?
By measured letter widths, Barlow Condensed is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 36.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Germania One support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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